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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Oh God, singing. Get this guys. The all
knowing programmer asked Blake and I how you get Dectalk to sing. So we
sent a file to this person. That was when we got told that we didn't know
what we were doing. We're being told that [_<500>] is not how you do
a rest. Uh, what manual is this person reading?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Anyway, the SAPI won't sing past the first line of a
song. There is no error message, nothing, it just stops after like the
fifth word. We are told it's us, we are doing things wrong. Uh, no
we're not!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>I'm tired of being told we don't know what we are
talking about.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>SNOOPI BOTTEN </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 5/5/2011 12:49:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
johnnybrl@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>hi Alex,
I don't mind the Paul voice either. Even Frank sounds pretty nice. <BR>but the
other voices like the females need a bit more work I think.<BR><BR>Is it
possible to make a recording of it singing so we can here what it <BR>sounds
like when it sings?<BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: "Alex H."
<linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com><BR>To: "DECtalk Discussions"
<dectalk@bluegrasspals.com><BR>Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 7:59
PM<BR>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Another example<BR><BR><BR>>I guess I don't
mind the new Paul voice of this supposed 4.3 version,<BR>> but it's just
not 4.3, at all. That said, maybe the programmer got<BR>> confused and put
4.67 in there instead, that would make more sense as<BR>> this started
getting into the FonixTalk era that would follow. I don't<BR>> know.
Something just sounds broken/not compatible with it.<BR>><BR>> On
5/4/11, Brandon Misch <bmisch2002@gmail.com> wrote:<BR>>> hey this
wasn't that bad. kind of fading in and out but could still hear <BR>>>
the<BR>>> whole thing. Happened mostly with betty but it still sounded
great.<BR>>><BR>>> On May 4, 2011, at 8:47 PM, Jayson Smith
wrote:<BR>>><BR>>>> Hi,<BR>>>><BR>>>> Blake
sent me the Speak window. I used it, as well as the beloved <BR>>>>
speak43<BR>>>> application, to synthesize the exact same text. This
is a conversation<BR>>>> which<BR>>>> came from a website
called "Computer Stupidities" which I have turned <BR>>>>
into<BR>>>> a<BR>>>> DECtalk skit. Here, Paul is the store
salesperson, and Betty is the<BR>>>> customer. Certain words have
been intentionally misspelled so as to be<BR>>>> pronounced
correctly. I have created a zip file of the two wavs which<BR>>>>
resulted from the synthesis. This zip is at<BR>>>>
http://www.bluegrasspals.com/jazz.zip<BR>>>> I'm sure you'll be able
to tell the difference. Here is the exact text<BR>>>> synthesized by
both versions.<BR>>>> Jayson<BR>>>><BR>>>> [:np]
[:ra 240]<BR>>>> I work in the entertainment department of a huge
store. I was restocking<BR>>>> CD<BR>>>> Ars when a
middle-aged woman came up to me.<BR>>>><BR>>>>
[:nb]<BR>>>> "Excuse me, but what is in those colorful boxes? I'm
looking for toys as <BR>>>> a<BR>>>><BR>>>> present
for my nephew, and I just know he'd like a colorful box like<BR>>>>
that."<BR>>>> [:np]<BR>>>> "Well, the toy department is
upstairs, but"<BR>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>> "...and in case they're
jack-in-the-boxes, could I get one custom made,<BR>>>> because I bet
you don't have the color combination I'd like anyway."<BR>>>>
[:np]<BR>>>> "They're...not jack-in-the-boxes, ma'am. They are c
deaz."<BR>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>> "Oh! Kind of a big box for a CD.
Does it come with lots of leaflets, or <BR>>>>
is<BR>>>><BR>>>> it just air? I hate that way
of--"<BR>>>> [:np]<BR>>>> "No, no, no, you see, there's ten
c deaz in one box."<BR>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>> "Ten! Oh my
goodness, that's a lot of c deaz. What kind c deaz are <BR>>>>
they?"<BR>>>> [:np]<BR>>>> "Well, we have CD ars in these,
and CD ar double yous over here. These<BR>>>> ones<BR>>>>
are scratchproof, so they cost a little more--"<BR>>>>
[:nb]<BR>>>> "Oh, I don't know about these modern things so much.
Have you got any<BR>>>> jazz?"<BR>>>> [:np]<BR>>>>
"Excuse me?"<BR>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>> "See, an old person like
myself, I haven't even heard of scratchproof<BR>>>>
music<BR>>>> before. I like jazz."<BR>>>><BR>>>>
[:np]<BR>>>> I tried to hold my poker face for every cent of my
hourly wage.<BR>>>><BR>>>> "No, these c deaz are empty. We
have jazz over there"<BR>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>> "Yes, I was over
there, and there was nothing new. I already have them <BR>>>>
all<BR>>>><BR>>>> at home. But do you have any jazz in these
bulk boxes?"<BR>>>> [:np]<BR>>>> "No, ma'am, I'm afraid
we're all sold out of the jazz ones."<BR>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>>
"Well. this box is $8.99, and at the jazz section I'd pay more for
only<BR>>>> one<BR>>>> CD!"<BR>>>>
[:np]<BR>>>> "That's true, but these are empty, as
I--"<BR>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>> "This is a pretty good deal, ten c
deaz for less than a tenner!"<BR>>>> [:np]<BR>>>>
"Undoubtedly, but--"<BR>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>> "I'll take
this!"<BR>>>> [:np]<BR>>>> "Ma'am, the c deaz are empty. You
won't hear anything."<BR>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>>
"Oh?"<BR>>>> [:np]<BR>>>> "I buy these myself all the time,
and there's nothing on them."<BR>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>> "Maybe
your volume wasn't loud enough. Or you had unplugged your<BR>>>>
speakers?"<BR>>>><BR>>>> [:np]<BR>>>> When had she
become tech support to me?<BR>>>><BR>>>>
[:nb]<BR>>>> "I'll buy these. This is very cheap. You are a good
salesperson!"<BR>>>> [:np]<BR>>>> "Thank you, ma'am,
but--"<BR>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>> "I'll just have to see if my
nephew listens to scratchproof."<BR>>>><BR>>>>
[:np]<BR>>>> I took a long, long break after that
one.<BR>>>><BR>>>>
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